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Instagram post sparks new giant waterlily findB2

Instagram post sparks new giant waterlily find

Saturday, 10 October 2026

A chance Instagram post led to the discovery of a new giant waterlily in Colombia. Carlos Magdalena, a specialist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, saw Jeremiah Harris's photo…

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Flávio Bolsonaro leads into Brazil run-offB2

Flávio Bolsonaro leads into Brazil run-off

Monday, 5 October 2026

Flávio Bolsonaro won the first round of Brazil's presidential election but fell short of the 50% needed to win outright, so a run-off with incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da…

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Gene-edited bananas move toward UK saleB2

Gene-edited bananas move toward UK sale

Monday, 28 September 2026

Bananas that resist browning after peeling could soon reach UK shops. Tropic, a Norwich-based biotechnology company, says its gene-edited fruit keeps taste and texture but stays…

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Federal Reserve lifts US interest ratesB2

Federal Reserve lifts US interest rates

Wednesday, 16 September 2026

The US Federal Reserve raised its key rate to 3.75%-4% from 3.5%-3.75%, the first increase in over three years. The unanimous vote came despite President Donald Trump calling for…

AI cancer cures slowed by chip shortage, says UK's biggest tech bossB2

AI cancer cures slowed by chip shortage, says UK's biggest tech boss

Tuesday, 8 September 2026

Rene Haas, chief executive of Cambridge-based Arm Holdings, says artificial intelligence will help cure cancer within our lifetimes. He argues that modelling how a DNA marker is…